PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khalid Mamedov (ranked 271 p4p, 36 weight class) and Rosco Ladd (ranked 696 p4p, 98 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mamedov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Shamhan Daldaev - Eto Kavkaz. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mamedov
vs
Ladd

183 cm
25
192 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

176 cm
24
198 lbs
8 - 4 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khalid Mamedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rosco Ladd!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamedov lands a nice shot to the body.
Khalid Mamedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mamedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ladd.
A nice side step and Ladd releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mamedov misses with a wild body shot.
Ladd smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mamedov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ladds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ladd tries to bum rush Mamedov with a series of wild strikes but Mamedov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ladd blocks a jab.
Mamedov lands a nice shot that snaps Ladd's head back.
A telegraphed right hand from Mamedov misses the target.
Mamedov throws a combination that misses
and Ladd counters with a nice body shot.
Mamedov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ladd throws an off balance right hand
and Mamedov counters with a nice uppercut.
Ladd throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mamedov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mamedov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ladd.
Mamedov misses with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Ladd as he connects with a hook.
Mamedov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ladd.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mamedov moves into the clinch successfully.
Ladd blocking some punches.
Ladd is trying to break the clinch but Mamedov is controlling him.
Mamedov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mamedov lands a hook that snaps the head of Ladd backwards.
Mamedov lands a shoulder strike.

Ladd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Mamedov moves into the clinch successfully.

Mamedov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ladd throws a jab but it's blocked by Mamedov.
Ladd loads up on a big right hand but Mamedov slips the punch.
Ladd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ladd doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mamedov connects with a body shot.
Mamedov misses with a hook. Ladd ducked under it nicely.
Ladd appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mamedov looks to land a left hand but Ladd moved out of range nicely.
Ladd looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ladd throws a jab but it's blocked by Mamedov.
A jab from Ladd misses.
Mamedov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ladd takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamedov looks to land a right hand but Ladd moved out of range.
A cross from Mamedov lands.
Ladd throws a hook but Mamedov blocks it.
The fighters circling - Mamedov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mamedov misses with a straight right.
Ladd thuds a left hand into Mamedov's body.
Ladd has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ladd there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ladd has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mamedov finds it's way round the side to connect with Ladd's head.
Ladd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ladd misses the shot to the body.
Mamedov misses with a right hand
and Ladd counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ladd ducks under a wild hook from Mamedov.
Mamedov throws a hook to the side of Ladd's head but Ladd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mamedov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ladd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ladd misses with a wild body shot.
Mamedov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ladd manages to circle out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamedov works the jab nicely.
Mamedov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mamedov looks to land a right hand but Ladd moved out of range.
Ladd slips a straight right by Mamedov.
Mamedov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mamedov misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Ladd misses.
Ladd looks to score with a jab to the body but Mamedov is just out of range.
Mamedov misses with a straight right.
Mamedov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ladd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mamedov.
Ladd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mamedov moves away.
Mamedov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ladd fails to land with a series of punches.

Mamedov clinches up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Mamedov.
Ladd is trying to force a seperation but Mamedov has the dominant position.
Mamedov scores with a shoulder strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ladd has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamedov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mamedov tries to work over Ladd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mamedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mamedov lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Mamedov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mamedov slips a jab and a cross from Ladd.
Mamedov lands with a cross.
Ladd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Ladd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A quick step to the side and Mamedov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ladd misses with a hook to the body
and Mamedov counters with a stiff right hand.
Mamedov misses with a hook. Ladd ducked under it nicely.
Ladd swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ladd throws a big shot that misses.
Ladd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mamedov missing with a left hand there. Ladd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ladd throws a body shot but no joy.
Mamedov throws an overhand right that lands on Ladd's shoulder, as Ladd tries to avoid the shot.
Good shot there by Ladd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khalid Mamedov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ladd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mamedov.
Mamedov misses with a right hand
and Ladd counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ladd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mamedov.
Ladd looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Mamedov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ladd, pushing him back against the cage.

Mamedov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mamedov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ladd can do to turn this around?
Mamedov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ladd throws out the jab.
Ladd misses the shot to the body.
Ladd throws a hook but Mamedov blocks it.
Nice jab there from Ladd.

Mamedov has managed to clinch.
Ladd has had enough of the clinch but Mamedov keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mamedov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ladd looks to score with a jab to the body but Mamedov is just out of range.
Ladd circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ladd counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ladd looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mamedov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mamedov misses with a looping right.
Mamedov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mamedov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ladd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mamedov misses the body punch
and Ladd counters with a stiff right hand.
Ladd fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mamedov looks to land a right hand but Ladd moved out of range.
Ladd just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Mamedov misses the target.
Ladd is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mamedov rather than just go for the knockout.
Mamedov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mamedov avoids the body shot from Ladd.
It looked like Mamedov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mamedov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mamedov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mamedov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamedov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ladd manages to avoid it.
Ladd gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mamedov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Mamedov misses the target.
Ladd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mamedov was well out of range. Poor timing from Ladd.
Mamedov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mamedov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ladd's head.
Ladd just misses with a punch to the body.
Mamedov connects with a right hand. Ladd shakes it off.
Mamedov throws a jab but it's blocked by Ladd.
Mamedov throws a hook to the side of Ladd's head but Ladd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mamedov misses with a hook to the body
and Ladd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ladd staying out of range there.
Ladd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mamedov.
Mamedov misses the shot to the body.
Mamedov throws an off balance right hand
and Ladd counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamedov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mamedov misses with a left hand
and Mamedov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ladd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ladd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mamedov.
Mamedov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mamedov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mamedov throws a lazy uppercut
and Ladd makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mamedov throws a hook but Ladd blocks it.
Mamedov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ladd.
Mamedov lands with an uppercut that bounces Ladd off the cage and back into range.
Ladd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mamedov.
Ladd misses with a straight left.
Ladd throws out a loose jab but Mamedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Ladd misses the target.
Mamedov throws a looping overhand right but Ladd ducks down to avoid it.
Mamedov misses with a combination
and Ladd counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamedov ducks under a wild hook from Ladd.
Mamedov tries to clinch but Ladd is having none of it.
Mamedov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mamedov tries to counter by clinching up but Ladd breaks away and moves out of range.
Ladd lands a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mamedov misses with a straight left.
Ladd has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mamedov finds it's way round the side to connect with Ladd's head.
Khalid Mamedov is winning the standup battle so far.
Ladd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mamedov.
Mamedov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Mamedov misses.
Mamedov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ladd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mamedov manages to avoid it.
Ladd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mamedov.
Mamedov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ladd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mamedov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Khalid Mamedov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ladd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mamedov.
Mamedov thuds his right hand into Ladd's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ladd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Mamedov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A countering left hand to the body from Ladd misses.
Ladd misses with a body shot
letting Mamedov counter with a right hand.
A left lands for Ladd.
Ladd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mamedov.
Mamedov misses with a left hand
and Ladd counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mamedov thinking.
Mamedov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ladd connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mamedov scrambles back to his feet.

Mamedov clinches up with Ladd and pushes him back against the cage.
Mamedov lands with a left to the head.
Ladd has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good body shot from Ladd.
Still in the clinch, Mamedov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Mamedov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ladd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mamedov.
Mamedov looks to throw the jab but Ladd is out of range.
Mamedov misses with a lunging right hand
and Ladd counters with a three punch combo that has Mamedov backing up. Mamedov nods at Ladd to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladd moves out of range of the strikes.
Ladd cracks Mamedov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ladd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mamedov circles away quickly and effectively.
A little feinted left hand from Mamedov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice jab there from Ladd.
Mamedov looks to land a left hand but Ladd moved out of range nicely.
Mamedov's corner calls for a 1-2. Mamedov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ladd digs a good hook to Mamedov's body.
Ladd on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mamedov looks to score with a jab to the body but Ladd is just out of range.
A jab from Ladd finds it's way through Mamedov's defenses.
Ladd misses with a two punch combination.
Ladd closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ladd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ladd lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamedov lands a jab to the nose.
Ladd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ladd ducks under a wild hook from Mamedov.
Ladd blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Ladd.
Ladd throws a jab but it's blocked by Mamedov.
Mamedov throws a good cross that connects.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ladd. Mamedov does a little dance to reset his feet.

Mamedov clinches.
Mamedov misses with some punches.
Mamedov tries to work over Ladd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Mamedov as the two fighters clinch.
Ladd has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mamedov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ladd can turn it around.
Ladd blocks an uppercut.
Ladd tries to break the clinch but Mamedov is controlling the position.
Ladd is trying to break the clinch but Mamedov is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamedov lands a shot to the body.
Mamedov lands a shot to the body.
Ladd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ladd is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mamedov.
Ladd working hard to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Mamedov.
Mamedov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ladds head.

Mamedov breaks the clinch.
Mamedov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mamedov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Mamedov forces Ladd back against the cage and clinches.
Mamedov lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Ladd is rocked!
Ladd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ladd is still on wobbly legs! Can Mamedov finish him?
Ladd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mamedov's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mamedov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Mamedov.
Khalid Mamedov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Khalid Mamedov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mamedov pushes Ladd against the cage. Mamedov is working some dirty boxing. Mamedov pushes off with a quick right hook! Ladd goes down! Ladd tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Mamedov moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khalid Mamedov!
Khalid Mamedov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.